Rumors abounded late Tuesday that celebrated Escondido High football recruit Ricky Seale had decided to sign Wednesday with San Diego State. Reached just after 7 Tuesday night, Seale said those rumors “were kind of, sort of true, but not exactly.”

Asked what he meant, he said, “I’m supposed to hear back from Stanford (by today) on whether I got accepted or not. If I get accepted to Stanford, I’m going to go to Stanford. But if not, I’m going to go to San Diego State.”

Seale, a prospect at running back and cornerback, said a Stanford official called him earlier Tuesday to say the university is still reviewing his application. He said he expected to receive final word by Wednesday morning and make an announcement on his college destination.

Seale could end up being SDSU’s most prized recruit. Rivals.com ranks him as the nation’s 23rd-best cornerback prospect.